UPDATE #2: Looks like this must have been just a test, as the new UI isn’t available anymore.  Since it only worked in IE7, and not IE8 or Firefox, probably a good indication that there’s still work left to do.…

You’ve heard me stress in the past the importance of writing good JavaScript, especially when it comes to the complex code that makeup a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget. You’ve also heard me preach that you should always lint your code…

In case you haven’t been following the Microsoft PR Mix08 tour bus, here’s the numerous stops they’ve been making on the subject of Ray Ozzie and Mesh:

• The FT churns out a great piece, which you could be forgiven

The Windows Live FolderShare team blog has today announced a new FolderShare. So what’s new with it? Well…. Not much! In fact, I could say the update includes the following:

• A new website designed to makes managing your

This one has been in my list to post for a few days now, unfortunately Mix 08 kinda got in the way. At the Microsoft CIO Summit that took place early last week, the new Surface computer/table was shown off. …

We’ve been down for the last 20 hours or so – some kind of a hardware problem with our dedicated server – fixed now.  And yes we paid the bills 😉

Some interesting stuff around the interwebs about Ray Ozzie, …

Here’s a few items in the comments to the PhotoZoom post that I figured were worth highlighting for those lazy RSS readers (yes me included):

• Matt Augstine from the PhotoZoom team has given some info about how the service works,

Microsoft is betting heavily on Software + Services, the concept that all the power of the desktop will not go away when services are introduced, rather that storage and computing power, local to the user, will continue to play a …

This just up over on the VisitMix blog:

"During Wednesday’s keynote, Ray Ozzie mentioned an exciting offering that we will be making available in the near future through an invitation only Technology Preview program.  Click here to log-in to

I’m not a road warrior.  I’ve attended three Butterfly Tours, two MVP Summits, two Gnomedexes, and some various one day events (mostly in Redmond), but this is the first big tech conference I’ve attended outside of Seattle.  Just to get …